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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2024-0002-0002   CAS 2024-0002-0002; Textile
Category Textiles
Object Name Textile
Culture Tlingit
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data City: Anchorage
Maker's Name Shelly Laws
Date of Manufacture 2005
Collection Name N/A
Materials Yarn; Rabbit fur
Description Chilkat weaving in dance blanket form, with design of two slugs, commissioned by the collector. Shelly Laws (Snail House clan) is the sister of Teri Rofkar, whose work is also represented in the CAS collections.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 24.0, Width = ca. 75.0, Thickness = ca. 1.5